Released back in 2010, Wild Nothing’s Gemini was one of my favourite albums of the year, and one that was overlooked by many. Yet amongst the weird but sizeable Mancunian student crowd, Wild Nothing were uncharacteristically subdued at the Manchester Deaf Institute. Opening with ‘Our Composition Book’, a surprising choice, Jack Tatum’s band played a [ Read More ]
Album of the issue Portamento is the second released album by The Drums. Named after a smooth transition from one tone to another, the album title cleverly parallels the way in which the band has developed not only their music but also themselves; and by doing so have been able to produce a new and [ Read More ]
Crammed onto the stage like a child’s nativity play, the eight-piece London band hit Nottingham’s Bodega Social Club with a performance that was far from amateur. This group of suave, sophisticated and talented performers, in attire fit for the ‘smoky jazz club’ scene, played a set chosen by the dedicated fans. Vocalist Paul Van Oestren [ Read More ]
Slow Club made a long awaited appearance in Nottingham this month, after the rescheduling of the May gig. Their new album, ‘Paradise’, dominated the set. Charles and Rebecca seem to have steered away from their previous more folky vibe, using interesting layered vocals and a brilliant sax solo to mix everything up. ‘Two Cousins’ and [ Read More ]
Sun, sea, and one of the most diverse line-ups ever to grace the Croatian coast. Welcome to Outlook festival. From Drum & Bass, Jungle, Dub, Dancehall, Reggae, Roots, Dubstep and Hip Hop on the 1st to the 5th of September Pula plays host to quite possibly “the best four days of bass music in the [ Read More ]
Hosted at the perfect venue, this charity festival brought in a mixture of dedicated fans and passing chill-seekers. With low lights and a mellow atmosphere, the local line-up were fantastic representations of Nottingham’s goldmine of musical talent. First to hit the stage was Alexa Hawksworth, drawing out melodic acoustic riffs as the undertone to her [ Read More ]
What started off, initially, as a wet, cold and quite frankly unforgiving affair on the Friday soon perked up with Elbow and Muse in the night, the former proving that sometimes, melancholy can work in a field, especially when it is performed as brilliantly as it was, with Guy Garvey being one of music’s only [ Read More ]
Often named as the family friendly festival, Latitude has established itself as one of the main contenders for the larger festival audience. With 35,000 people entering the gates of Southwold’s Henham Park over the weekend, Latitude excelled itself in terms of activities for its more younger and immature punters and entertainment for adults of all [ Read More ]
Kurt Vile’s fourth album, Smoke Ring For My Halo, was released back in March and remains a bloody brilliant record. The Philadelphian songwriter, armed with his backing band ‘The Violators’, performed brilliantly at the relatively average venue. Opening on ‘Blackberry Song’, Vile appeared on stage with his acoustic guitar, and picked away. Soon joined by [ Read More ]
Arriving at two in the morning and having to pitch your tent directly outside the staff “toilets” does not exactly bode well for the beginning of Glastonbury. Learning you will be working for the next five days at the hilariously titled bar “The Cock-Mill”, and watching the ground go from wet to full on mud [ Read More ]
